St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-28
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A RTlCLES OF INCORPORA TIoN.-Know a
IA men by these presents: That we, whose
names are hereto subscribed, associate ourselves
together Tor the purpose of forming and organic
ing and by these presents do hereby TO rm and
organize corporation under title two (2) of chap
ter thirfy-tour (3D of Statutes of Minnesota, and
1or the purpose aforesaid, and in accordance with
the provisions of the Statutes IN such cases made
and provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of IncorpO-
ratlonas, well as this declaration in is behalf
F1rst-The name of this corporation shall be
The Northwestern Natural Gas. Oil and Mining
Company.
be carried on shall be the boring or drilling of
wells for obtaining natural gas and oil, or both:
the production, marketing and distributing of
such gas or OIL By pipe lines, conductors or other
wise; the construction and maintenance of storage
tanks for either or both the sinking of shafts or
drifts Tor the mining OF coal other minerals,
whether IN solution or otherwise; the buying and
selling OF either all OF such products of nature:
the purchase and selling of real estate incident to
the proper prosecution of such business, either or
all OF them; the purchase, selling, building ans
erecting all and singular the necessary buildings
retorts, tanks, reservoirs, pipe lines, works or
eohtrivances'and the appurtenances pertaining to
such business or any of its branches or incidental
thereto, one, either and all of them
Third-Ihe principal place for the transacting
OF the Companys business shall be the City of st.
faul, county OF Ramsey, State of Minnesota
Fourth-The time Of the commencement of bust.
ness shall be the l9Ih day OF March, A. D. 1897
ana the period OF its existence thirty years from
newal now existing by the Statutes or hereafter
enacted.
Fifth-The amount of capital stock shall be five
hunared Thousand ($500.0 900 dollars. Such capi-
tai stock shall be divided into FIVE thousand
shares of one hundred ($I0O) dollars each share.
10 De issued and paid for at such time and in such
manner as the directors or other officers herein-
alter designated shall direct; but always in ac-
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue of stock in corporations.
Sixth-The unsecured Indebtedness of This cor-
pofauon snail never exceed ten thousand ($IO-
OO0) dollars, and the net debt. secured or other
wise. shall never exceed two hundred thousAn5
(s20O,0O0) dollars
SeVenth-Ihe capital stock may be increased in
accordance with the provisions OF law
Eighth-The names of the iDcorporators form
ing TINS corporation and their respective places Of
residence are as follows, to-wit: f. j. Cieminge
Oil City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter. Pittsbnrg
pennsylvania; Hugh Brawley, St. Paul, Mime
sofa.
Ninth-The following named persons Shall con
sutute the hrst Board of Directors or officers: f
D. Clemengie, W. G. Hunter, Hugh BrawIey WHO
are hereby selected, agreed upon and appointed
TO manage the affairs of said CORPORATION ninth
their successors are elected and quail fled az nro
Vlded by the bylaws, and the first election shall
be at the first annual meeting to be holden at the
once OF the corporation in St. Paul, on the first
Saturday OF January, A. ID. 1888, at O'Clock in
the afternoon and the said f. j. Gle mingie shall
perform the duties of Presden l. and the said w
GHunter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer
until their successors shall be appointed by said
managers, and as such officers shall have the
the stockholders any person or persons to fill anv
vacancy arising IN their board either by death or
resignation And their action in this behalf is
and shall stand for our action confirmed by these
presents
Tenth-The business of this corporation and the
management OF ITS affairs shall be vested in their
Board OF Directors, which shall be counosed oP
three, as before set forth until the first amman
meeting, but thereafter may consist of three on
more not exceeding nine, as the bylaws shall nro
vide.
Such Board of Directors shall choose from the,r
number. so elected, a Pres ident of said corpora
tion Ihey shall appoint a Treasurer who shall re-
stoekhoider OF not less than ten shares and a
Clerk OF the Board OF Directors shall be apnointed
by the President. And all officers, agents and
servants OF said corporation shall be appointed BIZ
the Board OF Directors, ana subject to removal by
such board, without hearing or question And al
Things which Il duly elected Board of Director,
might lawfully do in. or pertaining, to the bust
ness OF this corporation shall be done by the said
r. j. Ciemngle, w. G. Hunter and Hugh Brawley
who are duly constitutee and empowered by MS RI
assume and manage the business OF this corner a,
tlon until their successors are chosen as afore-
said.
Eieventh-We hereby constitute and appont p
W. Locke Secretary Clerk of this CORPORATION
until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
ana we shall have the custody under the direc-
ton OF the Board of Directors, and the board of
managers aforesaid. of the records of this corpo-
ration.
In witness whereof we, whose names are first
above written have hereunto set our hands and
seals this nth day of March. A. D. 1887
F. j. GLEN ENGIE, GSealJ
w. G. HUNTER, SealI
HUGH BRAWLEY. lSeaIl
Enacted in presence of:
THoS.. NJ. MARSHALL, JR,
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